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DeaPee
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2/17/2002
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This is no lie, I get 9-10 miles to the gallon. For the first few months, I figured it had to break in or something, but there has been no improvement. I put about 160 miles a week on my truck and every Friday, I put about 16-17 gallons of gas in my truck. Unless I really have been out of school for too long and, as a result, seriously have a math deficiency leading to me not being able to divide 160 by 16 correctly, I would say that's 10 miles to the gallon and that's just ridiculous.
- Shoulda got a 30-mile-per-gallon-focus
- 01 RC SLT 4x4 3.9 BLACK
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IntenseDak39
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2/17/2002
10:10:46
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do you have the stock size tires? because something is wrong....at the worst i got 14mpg in my 2 wheel drive and you should be that much worse with the 4 wheel drive.
98 RC V6 auto modifications: LOTS ! ! !
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Doc
Dodge Dakota
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2/17/2002
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I have a 00 QC 4X4 3.9 and get 13-15 mpg mostly city with some highway. Just my 2 cents!!!!
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dakkid
Dodge Dakota
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2/17/2002
13:55:08
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is your bed covered?
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Doc
Dodge Dakota
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2/17/2002
16:21:01
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I'm sorry I forgot. I have a Leer Cap on my 00 QC 4X4 3.9
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dakkid
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2002
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how do you use your throttle?
(sparsely, agressivly, WideAssOpen?
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Doc
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2/18/2002
14:45:15
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I would say sparsely to aggressively.
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2002
16:12:11
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dude I got that same problem, I average 140 miles per fillup. v6, 15s, digital trip, kinda heavy foot, I drive on a freeway(70mph) to school every day, but that shouldn't affect my mpf(fillup) that much should it??
~~Eric
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DeaPee
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2002
16:54:17
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I barely accelerate hard. I have a tonneau cover and I have the Tire/Handling package (that's 265/70/16's).
Most of the roads I drive are around 40-45 mph and it's in overdrive just cruising along. With an occasional downshift to 3rd when I need to speed up, but most of the time, it's just cruising in OD.
- Dave
- 01 RC SLT 4x4 3.9 BLACK
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scott
Dodge Dakota
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2/19/2002
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I have an 01 Dak 4x4 V-6 with catback exhaust,I pounce my accelerator a couple times a day to get up some big hills in route to work.Currently I am getting 160 miles to half a tank of gas which from what I see on here is not too shabby at all.
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wic
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2002
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on 17 gallons, i get 300 miles, stock+bedcover, which is almost 17mpg, with the fipk, i get 18.5 mpg on 17 gallons......i dont think it will get any better either....i was really pleased with the intake....i dunno if it would change that much on all daks though....
01 cc red, auto V6
Lo-pro painted bedcover
K&N FIPK 1517
Roadboy crystal 55 watt foglights
Dynomax 17748 (on order)
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Dakota Bob
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2/20/2002
07:29:42
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I have a 94 Dakota SLT Club Cab Auto Trans 3.9 Stage 1 Jet Chip, JBA headers 19# fuel injectors Accel coil K/N chrome air filter,Auto Lite Plugs,
I have a hard bed cover. I get 17 mpg city/high way in the winter thats driving @ 75 to 80 mph.
I have gotten 20 mpg when my foot isn't in the throttle. should be getting my Flow Metrics throttle body friday!
Bob
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Drew
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2002
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Hey,
I Have a 98 Dakota 3.9L 2WD, and i get about 650KM to a tank of gas (70 L) I have a cab high cap on the Back.
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Simpleman96
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2002
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I was getting extermely crapy MPG, and the truck was running stronger than ever until the culprit showed up (belly pan gasket). I think the leak was very small at first giving me the bad mpg, and then it just started running like sh^$ the next day. 96 3.9
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eric
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2002
15:47:54
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i see that i'm not the only one with the petro
problem. tbi spacer on the way. should help a
little bit (i hope) cat back on now and i'm gettin about 300miles to a tank. better than most
worse than others.
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stealwings
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2002
17:46:10
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I was told that the TBI spacer doesn't work. Bernd did some dyno tests with it and it absolutely made no difference. I have a friend that put one on his 3.9 '01 Dak and he didn't see any difference. With all the mods, the best you'll ever get is maybe 19 to 20 mpg hwy. On a good day. Greg
'98 3.9L Dak, F&B Throttle Body, MSD ignition system, Jet stage 2, 50 series Flowmaster with high flo cat, 19# Ford/Bosch injectors, ASD Pulleys, K&N FIPKT Modified, Fab Tech 3 inch suspension, 3 inch body, soon to get JBA Headers.
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Dakota Bob
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2002
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I put the spacer on my truck, no gain in mileage or horse power.Its not going back on when I get my new throttle blody.
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Dakota Mark
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2/23/2002
20:11:49
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I am really disappointed over the milage I am getting with my V6. Roughly 12-13 mpg. The whole reason I bought this truck was the V6. I knew that it would reasonable horsepower and thinking, V6, ATLEAST 18-19 mpg in the city. WRONG answer.
When I bought the truck, I was getting 8-9, so the tune up helped alot....atleast I am not stopping at the local petro store every 3 days.
Mark
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92dakotahd
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2/24/2002
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I have a 92 CC 2WD, got pretty good gas mileage until I put Wilderness ATs on, P235/75R15s and then it went downhill, it still has it's days. One day while going on vacation I went 405 miles to my 17gal. and my speedos off by 5 mph at highway speeds. But once while doing a lot of driving in town I got 120 miles to a tank. But my average is about 300-315 with 75% on highway.
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Erod
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2002
01:34:48
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Same problem, i get 10-12 mpg and am not happy with it at all. I wonder if it can be fixed or helped with a tune up, i have 50k miles on it, i donno. Also gave the common tranny rough shifting, any suggestions on these?
Thanks, Evan
'97 CC 4x4 3.9L Sport
Access rollcover, open air filter, about it!
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1FLAMED92DAK
Dodge Dakota
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2/26/2002
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As for the gas mileage i get 340 miles out of a tank of gas it has the 22 gallon fuel tank and she averages 20mpg on the freeway and 12 in the city. i drive round trip 80 miles a day. The worst gas mileage i have gotten is 6.5mpg thats when the stock ECU took a S@#t put back in the MOPAR ECU and gas mileage was restored.
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Bryan
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3/16/2002
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I have a 2001 RC 5 speed with 3.55's and get 19 mpg in the winter time and as high as 21.5 in the summer. I don't have a heavy foot or anything though...and thats bone stock with only the K&N drop in filter.
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don
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2002 sxt 2wd 3.9L auto 3.92 axle My gas mileage stinks too first tank 12.5mpg town, second tank 15 part highway below 55mph. any mods to help mileage??? tonneau cover?, lighter synthetic diff lube? any ideas ? TIA
EPA listing 18city/19highway
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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3/17/2002
16:40:16
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yep mine is listed at 14/18 and i get a V10 like 11-13 mpg with this pos 3.9 V6 IT CANT HANDLE PULLING A TRUCK THIS HEAVY
i hope it breaks so i can get a V8
if u go 55-65 on the highway w/o stopping u get 21 mpg. jet 2 helps ur milage a bit(i think im getting 13 instead of 11 should have gotten the more efficient more powerful 4.7
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Jrod
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3/18/2002
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I bought a tb spacer and it was a complete waist of money, 32" mud terains and a shell took 50 miles out of my tank
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Metalgreendak
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
21:15:51
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dam you guys get some bad gas numbers I live in the middle of the country in Indiana and it gets pretty humid around here but thats about it and I have a hard fiberglass bedcover running stock 15's and I get 360 miles out of my tank most of the time but if I am real hard on it I get 300 miles so I have seen the 4.7's only get 280 at best so I know I am doing pretty good and my truck is pretty quick for a v6 that is SO HEAVY.
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Just Mark
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3/18/2002
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MetalGreen, where abouts you live in Indiana? I am in the northern part of the state. Just wondering how you are getting 300 miles to the tank when the best I can get is 240 all the time, and thats if I put my foot in the pedal or off the pedal.
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LI Blackdak
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3/18/2002
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are we talking 22 gal of 15 gal
360 could be obtained in my truck...if i took a miute to get to 60 and never went above that speed I once had 220 on 10 gallons but that is very hard to get
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LI Blackdak
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btw my point is that that metalgreendak drives like my grandma
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Mike
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3/18/2002
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I guess I'm the odd man out. I have a '99 RC Dakota,2x4, 3.9, 5 speed manual. IAT adjuster, 3923 plugs, 9mm wires, Air-raid cold air intake, 180 degree thermostat. Loaded heavy (2000-2500lbs,I have two extra leaves on each side) I get 16-18 mpg. Empty and driven smart (not often I admit) I can get 23-25 on interstates. Empty and driven for fun I'm still at 16-18. You just gotta pay to play.
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Dakota Mark
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3/19/2002
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I have the 22 gallon tank on my truck. I can drive this truck like a little old lady or drive it like Jeff Gordon. Still don't make no difference. 12-13 mpg is all I get out of out a gallon. Figures are based on resetting the trip, driving truck, 242 miles later and 19.23 gallons of gas equals 12.58 miles to the gallon. My K&N filter should be here in the next 2 days and I have the pipe, clamps, and rubber coupler to put a "better" cold air intake on so I HOPE that I will atleast get 2 more miles to the gallon...notice the word "HOPE" in there....
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